919 East 5th Street

919 East 5th Street in Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 5 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1915

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 40/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 8 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (5 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 8 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

5 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. 7 issued in the last 12 months. 8 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2026-04-27. Newest violation issued 2026-05-26.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 60 days from issue to close for the 3 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2026-05-26. HPD violation 18948585
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2026-05-26. HPD violation 18948583
• Class C: Rats, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. 867 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CONDUCIVE TO PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS,CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGE GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT RATS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2026-04-27. HPD violation 18805834
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. (B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2026-05-26. HPD violation 18948584
• Class B: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT SINK IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2026-04-27. HPD violation 18805833

311 housing complaints

11 in the last 12 months, 14 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (8), Plumbing (3).

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 919 East 5th. Head officer: Shlomo Teitelbaum. Managing agent: 919 East 5th Street LLC. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 10, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3065030081, HPD building ID 239072. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 18 Av (F), 5 min walk
• Avenue I (F), 6 min walk
• Avenue H (Q), 11 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.